Movie Star Body: How They Achieve It

Stop hating

Choices; One chose to be an actor, one chose to be a mom, both very noble but w/ different costs. Not everyone can be an actor or a mom.......

I'm glad to see hollywood change the focus from thin to muscular. focusing on thin is what leads to people starving themselves and a host of eating disorders. Focusing on being muscular requires people to weight train...a much healthier lifestyle.

As for the hateful tone of the original post, that usually comes from a person who is frustrated or a person who is so over-whelmed that they feel like they lost control of everything. The post also implies that people want to have body of the stars. That's crap. You lead a "normal" life and don't have as much free time as the stars. You also can't afford a personal trainer or a personal chef...those are what it takes to get that body. For some reason, that people think that since they can't have THAT body, they don't have to try at all. You don't have to look like Jennifer Garner, but that doesn't mean you should settle for being a 200 pounds couch potato.

Focus on living a long, healthy life and setting a good example for you kid(s). That means eating a healthy diet and spending a little time each day to focus on staying fit.

I refuse to believe that people can't find 30 minutes to do jumping jacks, push ups and sit ups. If you can do that for 30 days, THEN you can think about buying some free weights. Joining a gym is nice, but requires time that many people don't have. Spend $50 on some free weights at Play-it-Again Sports and start resistance training. Do the pushups/situp/jumping jacks one day, lift weights the next day. Do yourself a favor, weigh in the day you start, then stay off that scale for a month. The daily fluctuations can be a wicked rollercoaster!

Watch your diet. Do you think Hillary Swank ate a lot of McDonald's while whe was training for that movie? She ate chicken breasts, salads, tuna fish, fruit and drank a lot of water. Limit yourself to 1,500 calories per day. Yes, you're gonna have to count calories! It's not hard, but it takes some effort and discipline.

The 6 meal plan is misleading. If you are on a 1,500 calorie diet, a 3 meal plan makes each meal 500 calories. A 6 meal diet is 250. So make a normal breakfast, but only eat half. Come back two hours later and reheat the leftovers. If you are on the go, look at the meal replacement drinks and bars. They aren't as tasty as a home cooked meal, but they meet your needs and travel well.

The key is to know that you can do this, but it will take some effort. Then decide whether you really want to be healthier and more fitt. The more you want it, the easier it is. If you want it bad enough, you'll find a way to make the time. I know a mother of three who trained for the Chicago marathon...it took 15 months of training, but she did it. What one person can do, another person can do...but they gotta want it!

Yes, these women have bodies that many would kill to have. They have money. They have personal trainers. They have chefs.
Guess who else had all of that?
ELVIS "FAT AS HELL" PRESLEY.
Genetics plays into it quite a bit, but so does dedication, decision making, and you nailed it, Vanity.
I hope nobody is confusing Celebrities with "real people." They aren't real, they're under demand from studios and the public to look a certain way. Imagine 4,000,000 eyes staring at every inch of your body... makes ya wanna get in the gym more, huh?

I think another important point to note is that most actors/actresses not only have a personal trainer and cook, but also have the free time to work out and spend more than 30 minutes a day exercising. That isn't to say that they aren't just as busy, but without an 8 hour + job a day, I think all of us could find the time to workout. I do agree though that you have to have the determination not to just sit around and do nothing.

For actresses and actors, their body is their money. So, it makes sense that they work their hardest to stay in shape. I will also agree that I am glad Hollywood is turning their focus to more sculpted bodies rather than purely thin bodies. At least that gives us everyday citizens a more healthy goal to strive to without totally starving ourselves for results.

Awesome comments.

To those who interpreted any of my spin as hateful - that wasn't my intention. My wife and I both make big allowances to fit in our gym and exercise times each week. This includes 'tag-teaming' it to look after our young children. We know what reality is. But there are plenty of people out there who look at TV and movies and think that it's easy, and then come down on themselves because they don't look like that.

Anyone who has ever made any physical transformation knows it takes dedication and sacrifice - two words that don't often enter our vocabulary.

I agree that the focus from thin/underweight to muscular/healthy weight is a good trend. There is a trap in desiring after such a body too much, however. Its unfortunate that people now will put themselves to shame for not having the same body as movie stars, when it is just as easy to take that image as motivation to do better for oneself. When it comes down to it, it takes love, not shame, to start to move in the direction of a fit/attractive body and good health. As far as time concerns, I am convinced it is a matter of focus. In my pursuit of health (over 85lbs lost) I find it complex and challenging (note, not confusing), to eat the right foods and exercise daily, but this challenge fosters self-esteem, more energy, and a shift from stressful activities to energizing activities. I think if more people put themselves out there and gave it a real shot, they too would experience the benefits. Health and fitness begets a stronger resolve to stay the path. Anyone can do it, and I encourage everyone to put their best foot foward, seek the right knowledge, and throw out any comparisons to others that make you doubt yourself. Its about YOU, and no one else. Do the best for yourself, and in turn you will do the best for every aspect of your life.

I agree with robert; "STOP HATIN"

It is all about dedication and making choices. I completely agree with Scott's message. You have to want to be healthy. People often look to food because they are bored, need comforting or poor eating has become a habit.

I am a mother of three children ages 9, 4 and 2. I was up to 176 pounds before my second child. I am now 120 pounds on a 5'7" frame. I am toned and very happy with my body. In addition to being a good mom, I am also a teacher. My day is long, but rewarding.

How did I do it? The treadmill was a big help in burning fat. I started out slow. I walked for 20 minutes on an incline. After about a week I did a warm up for 5 minutes of walking, then I ran for 30 minutes. I was intent on losing weight so I gradually upped my cardio to 45 minutes on a slight incline. Now that I am at my ideal weight I just do 30 minutes of cardio to maintain.

If I was going to lose the weight I knew I had to change my diet as well. I cut out cookies, ice cream, potato chips and other snacks. Juice, a hidden source of sugar that will sabatoge any diet, was replaced with water. I usually added a slice of lemon to give it flavor. I also drank green tea flavored with sweetener. I ate foods like skinless chicken breast, spinach, apples, bananas, tuna, oatmeal, Fiber One cereal (add blueberries for great flavor), beans, broccoli, brown rice, oranges, 1% milk, tomatoes and frozen yogurt.

I don't believe in the fad diets. I think healthy eating and exercise is the best way to be healthy for life. Actresses who are toned and have meat on their bones are realistic. They are real. They display a positive self image that is attainable, if you have the will power to stick to a healthy diet and exercise routine. It is sad that our society is so overweight and we are passing on the message to our kids that it is okay.

I see at least 750 children a day. A large portion of the kids are overweight. The effect it has on their relationships with their peers is noticable. They are picked last in playing games. They can't keep up in p.e. and are generally unhealthy. Parents need to start looking harder at themselves and the message they are passing on to their kids as they stuff themselves with Big Macs and super sized fries topped by a large helping of carbonated sugar water.

I am grateful for actresses like Hillary Swank who portray a healthy, muscular body image. Besides, who do you think looks better Kate Moss or Beyonce? I'd much rather look like Beyonce with a little meat on my bones than just a walking skeleton. Keep up the hard work girls. It can be done.

Scott, I found your assertion that Hillary Swank got the body by eating chicken breasts, tuna, etc. - as if she were dieting your way ... to lose weight - interesting.

She's vegetarian and gained weight for the role (reportedly 19 pounds).

I dont think scott meant to imply that Hillary Swank lost weight for the role; only that she ate right and fueled her body well while she was training. Nutrition is important no matter what your fitness goals.
And yea, she gained about 20 pounds of muscle. But she worked out an obsessive amount and that is how she was able to do it so quickly.

It's funny to read all those comments of angry people that think that stars like Swank and else deserve to be hated because they have an awesome body and also are paid to having it, we shouldn't hate them or even shouldn't get obsesed to try to look like them by making starvation diets that only makes your metabolism slower with the past of time, i'm a med student and as a many girls, always suffered about my few over pounds, my life changed when i got into a gym 3 years ago only because a friend asked me to, i was in high school then but i loved it, not only because i was looking better, but for the way it made me feel, strong, healthy, after that i started to improve my eating habits (i used to be before a diet-freek, i did everything! never worked) my body really changed when i started to eat healthier and that didn't make me spend more money, it even saved me a lot of it! because now, when i go to mcdonald's with my friends, i only ask for a bottle of water and when i get home i eat an enormus plate of chiken with plenty of veggies, there's always time to work out, did you know that jumping rope for 10 minutes is the same thing that running for 45 min?... don't you have 10 minutes a day?... there are no such a thing as "they can and i can't because..." we all can, but don't do it because you want to look like an actresse... doing because YOU want to feel better and have a better life, if you feel in control with your own body... you'll feel in control with a lot of parts of your life :)

yea, it's true that some actors/actresses have personal chefs/trainers. yet, do you realize that only a SMALL percentage of hollywood can afford that? i mean, maybe the top 2 percent of actors can afford that stuff. the other 98 percent are just 'famous' but not necessarily all that rich as people make them out to be. i mean, no disrespect to anybody, but if you work hard at your body, you can also get a great body................... stop speculating people, just because people are famous doesn't mean they all are all insanely rich. yea, the top ones are...........but not the majority.............

u cant forget the people in hollywood who snort coke n lose weight

...& get lipo